Однако, это ему не помещало войти в состав новой группы, являющей своеобразным продолжением The Class of '64, коих мы уже слушали :) - теперь он участвует в проекте под названием The Hitman, в который кроме него входят: Martin Lyon (X-Love Affair) Eric Haydock (X-Hollies) Ted Tomlin (X-Love Affair) Graham Pollock Собственно на картинках выше как раз Мик стоит среди участников этой группы :) Есть сайт: http://www.thehitmen.eu/ . Они уже успели даже альбом выпустить, задник его как раз на картинке.
Кроме этого, сообщается, что после того, как Джон Далтон ушел на пенсию и Kast Off Kinks прекратили свое существование, их дело решило так быстро не загибаться :). 23 ноября на официальной The Kinks-конвенции выступит группа в составе: Mick Avory, Dave Clarke, Ian Gibbons и Jim Rodford (т.е. опять на три четверти из бывших участников The Kinks).
Re: The Kinks!!! Автор:Лена me mineДата: 03.10.08 18:35:53
Mick Avory was one of the identity parade guests on Never Mind The Buzzcocks tonight, about 21 minutes in. Usually the ID lineup guests get a real ribbing, but they're kind of in awe of having a Kink.
Re: The Kinks!!! Автор:Лена me mineДата: 02.10.08 19:21:22
The Film "Mystical Journey" is going great. We have finished shooting but are editing and adding final touchesto it. It will be approx 90 mins. We hope to have global distribution for it and I am planning on doing special live shows where we will show an edited 30 mins or so of film, then do some interactive thing with the audience and I'll play some songs and talk. I hope it will be like a 'Happenning", Man! Raisng consciousness through spontaneity. The best way.
I have written about 22 new tracks which form the basis of the sound track and I think it is quite a unique and forward looking project. We touch on various aspects of Spirituality and psychic developement as well as, of course covering and featuring important aspects of my life and career within and without The KINKS. We also have some great old super 8mm footage from the 60's with me and Ray and the band etc that has never before been seen. I'm loving it. Be prepared to expect the unexpected!
Anyway Truth has always been stranger than fiction and you will soon see what I mean. So 'Belly Up!' all you nostalgia freaks and remember that the future has more intrigue than the past and when the present is gone we wish that we had paid more attention!
Love and Blessings
Dave
Re: The Kinks!!! Автор:Лена me mineДата: 29.09.08 19:00:43
Tired of Waiting (Ray) Come Dancing - part (Ray) My Big Sister (Ray) Putting on the Face (Ray, the Sisters) Gonna Change the World (Rita) Saturday Night (Tosher, Sid and Basil) When the Band Begins to Play (Frankie, Company) A Penny for your Thoughts (Frankie) Because I'm Yours (Frankie, Annie) The New Towns are Coming (Rose and Arthur) I Got Me a Knife (Tosher) Rock Till You Drop (Tosher, Basil and Sid) Believe in Yourself (Rita) There's Gonna Be Something Better (Julie, plus Rita)
We Might Never Be This Way Again (Company) Do It! (Rita) Why I Love You (Frankie) Wherever You Go (Julie) Truely Beautiful (Company) The World Won't Keep Us Apart (Julie, Hamilton) In Heaven (Company) A Better Thing (Ray, Hamilton, Frankie)
Группа: Robert Hyman – Keyboards and Musical Director; Glynn Evans – Bass; Paul Keogh – Guitar; Kevin Oliver Jones – Keyboards, Saxophone, Guitar & Harmonica; Joe Redstone – Drums
Re: The Kinks!!! Автор:Лена me mineДата: 26.09.08 01:32:00
Вот интервью Рэя на радио BBC от 23 сентября (5:50 - 16:30) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00djvgr в котором заходит речь и о реюнионе и Рэй отвечает теми же словами, что группа может собраться только в оригинальном составе, а без Дэйва эт невозможно.
Re: The Kinks!!! Автор:Лена me mineДата: 26.09.08 01:16:08
https://www.beatles.ru/news/news.asp?news_id=4120 >>Единственным музыкантом, которого The Kinks будет не хватать, является бывший гитарист группы Дэйв Дэвис че-то эт фигня какая-то, простите за выражение, Рэй бы на такое не пошел...
В Москве 28 сентября (воскресенье) состоится встреча участников вконтакте-группы Pink Floyd, а также форумчан pink-floyd.ru, посвящённая памяти Ричарда Райта.
Место встречи - у фонтана прямо напротив м.Новокузнецкая Время встречи - 16:00
Includes Six CDs, 60-Page Booklet With Ray Davies IntroThe Booklet: Contains interviews with all band members. Supplemented with rare photos / memorabilia / hand-written lyrics, Band etc. Time Line / Diary Illustrated Discography by Doug Himen (rare album and singles covers)
Track Listing: Disc 1 - 1. Brian Matthew Introduces The Kinks 2. You Really Got Me 3. I'm A Hog For You Baby 4. I Believed You 5. Long Tall Sally 6. I Don't Need You Anymore 7. Stop Your Sobbing 8. I Gotta Move 9. Don't Ever Let Me Go Demo 10. All Day And All Of The Night 11. Tired Of Waiting For You 12. Come On Now Outake with false start 13. There Is A New World Opening For Me Kassner Publishing Demo 14. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy 15. Who'll Be The Next In Line Demo 16. Time Will Tell 17. Set Me Free 18. I Need You 19. See My Friend 20. Wait Till The Summer Comes Along 21. I Go To Sleep 22. A Little Bit Of Sunlight Kassner Publishing Demo 23. This I Know Demo 24. A Well Respected Man 25. This Strange Effect 26. Milk Cow Blues 27. Ring The Bells 28. I'm On An Island 29. Till The End Of The Day 30. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 31. All Night Stand Demo 32. And I Will Love You 33. Sittin' On My Sofa
Disc 2 1. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion Alternate Stereo Take 2. She's Got Everything 3. Mr. Reporter Ray Vocal 4. Sunny Afternoon 5. I'm Not Like Everybody Else 6. This Is Where I Belong 7. Rosie Won't You Please Come Home 8. Too Much On My Mind 9. Session Man 10. End Of The Season 11. Dead End Street Alternate Version - early 1966 12. Village Green 13. Two Sisters 14. David Watts 15. Mr. Pleasant 16. Waterloo Sunset Mono Mix 17. Death Of A Clown 18. Lavender Hill 19. Good Luck Charm BBC Radio Recording 20. Autumn Almanac 21. Susannah's Still Alive 22. Animal Farm 23. Rosemary Rose 24. Berkeley Mews 25. Lincoln County 26. Picture Book 27. Days 28. Misty Water
Disc 3 1. Love Me Till The Sun Shines 2. The Village Green Preservation Society 3. Big Sky 4. King Kong 5. Drivin' 6. Some Mother's Son 7. Victoria 8. Shangri-La 9. Arthur 10. Got To Be Free 11. Lola Mono Single Version 12. Get Back In The Line 13. The Moneygoround 14. Strangers 15. Apeman 16. God's Children 17. The Way Love Used To Be 18. Moments 19. Muswell Hillbilly 20. Oklahoma USA 21. Twentieth Century Man 22. Here Come The People In Grey
Disc 4 1. Skin And Bone 2. Alcohol Live 3. Celluloid Heroes 4. Sitting in My Hotel 5. Supersonic Rocket Ship 6. You Don't Know My Name 7. One Of The Survivors 8. Sitting In The Midday Sun 9. Sweet Lady Genevieve 10. Daylight 11. Mirror Of Love 12. Artificial Man 13. Preservation US Single 14. Slum Kids Live 15. Holiday Romance 16. Face In The Crowd 17. No More Looking Back 18. Sleepwalker 19. The Poseur
Disc 5 1. Sleepless Night 2. Father Christmas 3. Misfits 4. A Rock 'N Roll Fantasy 5. Little Bit Of Emotion 6. Attitude 7. Hidden Quality 8. A Gallon of Gas 9. Catch Me Now I'm Falling 10. Nuclear Love 11. Duke 12. Maybe I Love You 13. Stolen Away Your Heart 14. Low Budget 15. Better Things 16. Destroyer 17. Yo-Yo 18. Art Lover 19. Long Distance
Disc 6 1. Heart of Gold 2. Come Dancing Demo Remix 3. State Of Confusion 4. Do It Again 5. Living On A Thin Line 6. Summer's Gone Extended Mix 7. How Are You 8. The Road 9. Million Pound Semi Detached 10. Down All The Days (To 1992) 11. The Informer 12. Phobia 13. Only A Dream 14. Drift Away 15. Scattered 16. Do You Remember Walter 17. To The Bone Demo
First Ever Kinks Box Set, Released December 1st on Universal The Kinks return in December with ‘Picture Book’: the ultimate Kinks kollection. Compiled with the help of Ray Davies, ‘Picture Book’ is a six CD box set of rarities, live versions and classic originals celebrating one of one of Britain’s most successful and influential bands. Featuring the songwriting genius of Ray Davies and the guitar virtuosity of brother Dave, hits like ‘You Really Got Me’, ‘Lola’, ‘Waterloo Sunset’, ‘All Day And All Of The Night’ and ‘Sunny Afternoon’ not only defined British cool in the sixties and seventies, but also cemented the band’s place in Rock ‘n’ Roll mythology. ‘Picture Book’ is the first ever Kinks box set, chronicling the band’s 40 year career over six chronologically-ordered CDs and one 60-page, full colour booklet. Each disc deals with a particular chapter in the band’s history, from their 1964 breakthrough onwards, while the booklet features a full retelling of the Kinks story penned by esteemed rock critic Peter Doggett.
The booklet also includes a personal introduction by Ray Davies, as well as a Kinks timeline and never before seen photos. Beautifully packaged in a classic, lift-lid style box, ‘Picture Book’ features well over a hundred tracks - a third of which are previously unreleased or new to CD. These include: Rare Demos, Mono Versions and Alternate Mixes (inc. early demos recorded as The Ravens; mono single versions of ‘Waterloo Sunset’, ‘Lola’ & ‘Apeman’; and previously unreleased versions of ‘Dedicated Follower of Fashion’ and ‘Dead End Street’) Archived BBC Television & Session Material (inc. a televised 1964 introduction by Brian Matthew, and session versions of ‘This Strange Effect’ and ‘Love Me Til The Sun Shines’) Live Renditions (inc. live versions of ‘Slum Kids’, ‘Alcohol’ & ‘Low Budget’) All these feature alongside the classic originals, as ‘Picture Book’ revisits such classic albums as ‘The Kinks’, ‘Face To Face’, ‘The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society’ and ‘Arthur’. (Universal)
Re: Pink Floyd Автор:Лена me mineДата: 22.09.08 19:20:24
В ночь с пятницы на субботу (с 26.09 на 27.09) на радио "Эхо Москвы" в передаче "120 минут классики рока" будет передача, посвященная Ричарду Райту. Начало в 0:10. Послушать в Москве можно на волне 91.2 fm, в Питере 91.5 fm, везде по интернету: http://www.echo.msk.ru/sound.html . Ведущие Владимир Ильинский, Михаил Кузищев и Пётр Кулеш.
Re: Pink Floyd Автор:Лена me mineДата: 19.09.08 17:00:31
Pink Floyd's Nick Mason on former bandmate Richard Wright (R.I.P.)
Sep 18, 2008, 03:27 PM | by Clark Collis
Categories: In Memoriam, Music
Pinkfloyd_2 Although he tended to be overshadowed by bandmates Dave Gilmour and Roger Waters, Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, who died on Monday following a battle with cancer, was a vital part of the group's sonic explorations. He also co-wrote several of the Floyd’s strongest songs, including “Us & Them,” from 1973's Dark Side Of The Moon. The day after Wright’s death, EW talked to Floyd drummer Nick Mason about his colleague and friend of more than 40 years.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How important was Rick to Pink Floyd? NICK MASON: The reality is, like any band, you can never quite quantify who does what. But Pink Floyd wouldn’t have been Pink Floyd if [we] hadn’t had Rick. I think there’s a feeling now -- particularly after all the warfare that went on with Roger and David trying to make clear what their contribution was -- that perhaps Rick rather got pushed into the background. Because the sound of Pink Floyd is more than the guitar, bass, and drum thing. Rick was the sound that knitted it all together.
More on Wright's musical style, and what he was like on a personal level, after the jump...
That seems to have been particularly true in the band’s early, musically adventurous, days. Yeah. He had a very special style. He probably did more than I did in terms of not worrying too much about tempo, to the point where eventually we did produce arrhythmic pieces. That was, I think, probably rather ground-breaking in 1967.
What was he like on a personal level? [Laughs] he was very like...Rick! Really. He was by far the quietest of the band, right from day one. And, I think, probably harder to get to know than the rest of us. But after 40 years, we probably felt we did know him quite well. We were just beginning to make inroads, perhaps.
Would this be an example of the British stiff upper lip at work? Well, we did talk to each other. But we spent an awful lot of time sort of teasing each other, really, and winding each other up. It’s that curious thing. You form a gang. And so, to the outside world, you mount a united front. But four guys in a car, you spend an awful lot of time arguing and bickering and not being very creative.
Do you have a particularly fond memory of Rick? I have to say that I think a number of our memories have to do with the ways that we all dealt with money. The first meeting with Roger I wouldn’t lend him my car and Rick wouldn’t give him a cigarette. And really we just carried on exactly like that for the next 40 years.
And Roger’s been punishing you ever since. Yeah, absolutely. But he’s beginning to get over it we think.
Can you remember the first time you met Rick? Well, it was '62 because we were all (studying) architecture together. He looked like an architect but he had no interest in architecture whatsoever, and within months, as far as I remember, he was off to music college, which is exactly where he should have gone in the first place.
What was he like back then? Exactly the same. Of course, with the people you really know, no one changes that much. Roger was a rather sort of forbidding presence in 1962 and he hasn’t changed at all. He’s just got a bit more grizzled. And Rick was the quiet one then, as it was throughout.
He also wrote a fair amount of songs for the Floyd. Something like "Us And Them" was absolutely a Rick piece. It’s almost that George Harrison thing. You sort of forget that they did a lot more than perhaps they’re given credit for.
Well, you have our condolences and sorry to bother you at a time like this. No, it’s absolutely fine. I’d rather talk about him, I think, than not.
For more on Richard Wright and Pink Floyd, check out our remembrance of Wright, coverage of Roger Waters at Coachella this past spring, a review of Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey and of the 1995 music documentary Pulse.
Re: Pink Floyd Автор:Лена me mineДата: 19.09.08 12:51:45
I was very sad to hear of Rick's premature death, I knew he had been ill, but the end came suddenly and shockingly. My thoughts are with his family, particularly [his children] Jamie and Gala and their mum Juliet, who I knew very well in the old days, and always liked very much and greatly admired.
As for the man and his work, it is hard to overstate the importance of his musical voice in the Pink Floyd of the '60s and '70s. The intriguing, jazz influenced, modulations and voicings so familiar in 'Us and Them' and 'Great Gig in the Sky,' which lent those compositions both their extraordinary humanity and their majesty, are omnipresent in all the collaborative work the four of us did in those times. Rick's ear for harmonic progression was our bedrock.
I am very grateful for the opportunity that Live 8 afforded me to engage with him and David [Gilmour] and Nick [Mason] that one last time. I wish there had been more.
Re: Pink Floyd Автор:Лена me mineДата: 16.09.08 13:41:52